Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) (Africa) - 2024
* Data Description : Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
* Data Source : Worldbank.org
* By changing the date from the drop-down menu, you can view statistics on maps since 2000.
* Countries with the highest value of "Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)" in the Africa (2024) : Seychelles(32,6), Gabon(26,9), Sudan(17), South Africa(15,4), Cameroon(11,4), Guinea Bissau(9,1), Somaliland(5,1), Egypt(4,6), Mauritania(3,7), Republic of Congo(3,5).